“It’s me wishing I could be as strong as Joan Of Arc was," Madonna told Howard Stern of the song during her candid interview last week. "I am not willing to die for my causes. This is me wishing I could be as impenetrable as I perceive Joan of Arc to be… she’s always been a female hero in my life.”

Watch the performance below:

Being destructive isn't brave. What do you think of Madonna's latest performance?